| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 20–April 23, 1950 |
| Season | 1949–50 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Minneapolis Lakers (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Syracuse Nationals |
The 1950 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the inaugural National Basketball Association 1949–50 season. The tournament concluded with the Central Division champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Division champion Syracuse Nationals 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
Twelve teams qualified for the playoffs. Including tiebreaker games that preceded two of the six first-round series, they began play on Monday to Wednesday, March 20 to 22, and the best-of-seven Finals concluded in game six on Sunday, April 23. The champions played the greatest number of games, 13 in a span of 34 days, on a schedule including both back-to-back games and as many as six days off.[1]